oversights

noun

Definition of oversightsnext
plural of oversight
1
as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something oversight of the club's fund-raising activities

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2
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight

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3
as in stewardships
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns

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  1. operations
  2. errors
  3. administrations
Noun
  • Across their global operations, RED continues to enhance the luxury excursion market.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Kansas City International Airport halted its flight operations Saturday afternoon because of icy conditions on its runway and taxiways.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of operations
Noun
  • Take the recent advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of all people, which suggested verifying phishing emails by checking for spelling errors and grammatical inconsistencies.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • And then, the OECD held a public consultation over the summer on a draft user guide for the GLOBE Information Return XML Schema, the technical format that tax administrations will use to exchange GLOBE information returns that taxpayers have to file.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Previous administrations have stood up specialized councils via executive orders, executives noted.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrations
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